Richard Morris

An unobtrusive showcase in Malibu

2011-07-03 00:00:00

Creature comforts and creature sightings are the hallmarks of a sophisticated modern home that sits atop a bluff a stone's throw from the sea along a quiet stretch of the Malibu coast. The one-story home was designed by Santa Barbara architect Barry...

Book Review: 'The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris'

2011-05-29 00:00:00

The Greater Journey Americans in Paris David McCullough Simon & Schuster: 560 pp., $37.50 For more than 40 years, David McCullough has brought the past to life in books distinguished by vigorous storytelling and vivid characterizations. He garnered...

Hollywood liberals under fire: The Polanski debate gets political

2009-09-30 16:32:22

Is eating locally a crock?

2008-06-19 00:00:00

Today's question: Are people who eat locally grown, naturally produced food better off for it? Paul Roberts and Jacob Grier debate the new food economy. Previously, they discussed the global food shortage, food safety panics and the role of the FDA....

Suspect sought in Harrodsburg armed robbery

2011-07-07 07:36:00

HARRODSBURG — A Harrodsburg man is being sought on a first-degree robbery charge after he allegedly robbed the Marathon store at 620 S. College St. at gunpoint about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. Terrence Lee Walker, 21, was last seen in Campbellsville and...

Biltmore Estate debuts Tiffany landscapes and art

2011-06-20 06:29:00

Biltmore in nearby Asheville, N.C., will be the site of the July 1 opening of Tiffany at Biltmore, an exhibition of 45 stained glass lamps created by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) and The Tiffany Studios. The exhibition will fill The Biltmore Legacy...

Getting There: Proposed toll hikes draw hostile reception

2011-06-13 18:05:00

A proposal to impose the largest toll increases in the state's history received a hostile reception from residents Monday night as the Maryland Transportation Authority brought its proposal to Baltimore for public comment. Several dozen people turned out...

‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ next from Bay Street Players

2011-07-01 16:37:18

Rallying For The Rapist: Hollywood Celebs Defend Polanski

2009-09-30 00:00:00

It was surely only a matter of time. The noisy partisan divide that seems to infect everything in America today -- from what health care plan you want to what car you drive -- has surfaced again. As soon as commentators started weighing in on Roman...

A life's love shattered

2007-08-19 00:00:00

(From police and court records) On the morning of Saturday, Dec. 2, 1995, Chicago Police Officer Robert Hanrahan was dispatched by radio at about 7:50 a.m. to the alley behind 1830 W. Newport Ave., on the North Side of the city. He arrived at 7:53, and...

After the chase, a widow's grief

2007-08-19 00:00:00

Last September, I was subpoenaed to appear in Cook County Circuit Court to testify in the retrial of a murder suspect. My role was anything but dramatic. In December of 1995, I had pointed out to police officers in a passing patrol car the direction the...

'Millie' tops Tony nominee list

2002-05-06 00:00:00

Despite mixed reviews from New York critics, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," the Broadway musical produced by Chicagoan Michael Leavitt, was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, more than any other production of Broadway's 2001-2002 season. "To top the Tony...

RICHARD MORRIS HUNT MEMORIAL The Richard Morris Hunt Memorial is located on the eastern perimeter of the park between 70th and 71st streets. The memorial is actually a semicircular portico with a curved bench - done in neo-Renaissance style.

2003-07-01 00:00:00

The pedestal for the Statue of Liberty, designed by Richard Morris Hunt, during its construction March 6, 1886. Long before Morris Hunt designed the pedestal, he learned something about stonework as one of the first Americans nearly 150 years ago to view the ruins of ancient Egypt.

1986-03-06 00:00:00